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Archives for January, 2011
Tweet The Shawnee Mission School District has canceled all classes tomorrow on account of the inclement weather.
Tweet The predicted eight to 12 inches of snow that could hit the area starting tonight have prompted officials in Fairway to issue a snow emergency. The move, approved by Mayor Jerry Wiley, allows police to tow cars parked on the street in an effort to ensure snow plows have clear access to the roads. [...]
Tweet SM East thespians are hard at work on their last week of rehearsals for the winter musical, Beauty and the Beast, before it makes its debut this Thursday. With Jack Dee in the roll of the beast and Emily Welter as Belle, the performance is adapted from the 1991 Disney movie, which became later [...]
Tweet Village Presbyterian helped wish Kansas a happy 150th birthday — and give kids some much-needed winter activity — Sunday at its third annual Winter Carnival. The event, which drew approximately 200 people, featured Kansas themed games — like Twister, in honor of our tornado-prone climate: And a pancake race, in honor of the international [...]
Tweet The Lancers put up an impressive fourth quarter comeback at Rockhurst Friday night, cutting a nine-point deficit to two with just 1:45 left on the clock. But even a half court three-point swoosh from sophomore Vance Wentz as time expired couldn’t get them over the hump. Rockhurst held on for a 42-41 victory, prompting [...]
Tweet And the winner…of the second ever…Fairway snow sculpture contest…is…Shannon Accarda for her upside down snowman! Very creative. (Though I, for one, am kind of hoping this is the last contest of the season. I don’t know if I can take another blizzard…)
Tweet We reported earlier this week on the race for Prairie Village mayor and the at-large seat on the Shawnee Mission board of education, so today we thought we’d take a gander at the names on the ballot in Fairway and Mission Hills: Mission Hills Three of the city’s six city council seats will be [...]
Tweet If you had a frame to pick up at Fairway Frames today, you may need to take the back entrance. The store at the Fairway Shops is boarded up this morning after a woman accidentally drove over a low brick wall and through the front window Thursday afternoon. KCTV 5 reported that the woman [...]
Tweet A story by Kansas City Star reporter Christine Vendel includes information from court documents detailing the Oct. 10 incident that led to the death of Brian Euston, 24: According to court documents, Euston, who was intoxicated, was being overly friendly and hugging people. Griswold’s girlfriend told him to leave, but Euston refused and “kept [...]
Tweet (Reposted from our sister site, MidtownKCPost.com) The Kansas City Police Department has released the name and mugshot of the “person of interest” in the Brian Euston homicide investigation. An email from the Central Patrol Division: The Jackson County prosecutor has filed charges against a man in connection with the death of Brian Euston last [...]
Tweet A few more notes from Wednesday night’s Prairie Village Environmental Committee meeting presentation from LANE 4 president Owen Buckley. Buckley said after long consideration he was “convinced that the Tippin’s building (at Corinth Square) has to go.” LANE 4 has brought a number of potential restaurant owners through the site, and based on their [...]
Tweet LANE 4 president Owen Buckley gave the Prairie Village Environmental Committee a peak at the company’s preliminary redevelopment plans for the Village Shops and Corinth Square last night. In September, the Prairie Village City Council approved two Community Improvement Districts, raising the sales tax at the Village Shops and Corinth by 1 percent to [...]
Tweet If you live in a high pedetrian traffic area of Prairie Village, you may be getting a friendly reminder soon from the city to keep sidewalks clear of snow and ice. Property Codes Officer Marcia Gradinger will be sending out a reminder letter to residents who live along 75th Street, Mission Road and a [...]
Tweet The Shawnee Mission School District began its Legislative Information Series on Monday with an overview of its financial position. The news: things are grim. In a story posted on its Web site, the district painted a picture of a challenging horizon for years to come: With a statewide deficit of nearly $50 million in [...]
Tweet A small stampede to the clerk’s office Monday and Tuesday filled out the ballots for many of April’s local elections, including the at-large seat on the Shawnee Mission School Board being vacated by Larry Winn. Four candidates are vying for the opening, which means the district will have to hold a primary election. During [...]
Tweet A memo from Shawnee Mission School District Superintendent Gene Johnson to members of the Board of Education shows Johnson removed proposals to close Antioch and Mission Valley middle schools because he’d been informed the votes weren’t there to approve them. Johnson had told the audience at the Nov. 8 board meeting he was requesting [...]
Tweet Prairie Village grocery store fixture Frank Bardwell celebrated his 81st birthday on Friday, marking the start of the ninth decade for the area’s most well-loved sacker. Bardwell has lived and worked in Prairie Village since 1952. His friendly demeanor and penchant for remembering names and faces made him the highlight of many a trip [...]
Tweet Looks like Prairie Village is quick becoming a gourmet diner’s dream. The Kansas City Star’s Joyce Smith reported in today’s paper that former Michael Smith and Extra Virgin chef de cuisine Carl Thorne-Thomsen and his wife Susan will be opening a restaurant called Story in The Village Shops. The restaurant will be going in [...]
Tweet Michael Kelly, a technology salesman and current member of the Prairie Village city council, will file today for April’s mayoral election, he told the Prairie Village Post Monday. Kelly, 36, was first elected to his Ward 3 council seat in 2006 and was reelected last year. He will face three term incumbent Ron Shaffer. [...]
Tweet Now that the pilot LED streetlight program KCP&L initiated along 79th Street has been up for a couple of months, the city and KCP&L are asking residents what they think of the new lights. Three different kinds of LED streetlights were installed along 79th Street this fall. KCP&L replaced 44 traditional high-pressure sodium streetlights [...]
Tweet We’ve had a few people ask us about the new sign above the northeast entrance at the bank building in Corinth vacated by Bank of America this summer. Jeffrey Berg of LANE 4 said the sign is for Price Chopper Enterprises, a collection of Price Chopper owners who collaborate on marketing and advertising. They’ve [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village police department has released its final crime report for 2010, showing that the department responded to nearly 19 percent more incidents than it had in 2009. There were a total of 819 reported crimes in 2010. There were 691 in 2009. The numbers show that residential burglaries in the area have [...]
Tweet The filing deadline for April’s election is just a few days away — but to date, many of the local offices up for election haven’t attracted many candidates. Candidates have until Tuesday, Jan. 25 to formally announce their intent to run. Here’s a look at the seats that will be open in area cities [...]
Tweet With its weather service predicting another four to five inches of snow hitting the area Saturday night and Sunday, Prairie Village Public Works is preparing to send crews out for another big round of road cleaning. Public Works Director Bruce McNabb said crews will come in Saturday evening to begin snow removal. The department [...]
Tweet Three words describe my criteria for a good meal: Cheap. Easy. Leftovers.This pasta is a favorite in our household because it deliciously fits that criteria. The ingredients cost me less than $10 at Hen House, and the dish fed three people with lots of leftovers to spare. Best yet, it’s the perfect comfort food [...]
